Bitching The Stranglers
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002
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Ah! They don't make them like this anymore, a good old rock'n'roll tune with not
one, but TWO lovely guitar solos to master... ENJOY!
intro: A - F#m G (x8, bass enters 3rd time, keyboards enter 5th time,
drums enter 7th time)
[A]Bitching 'bout the things we've seen[F#m] [G]
[A]Bitching 'bout the things we'd be[F#m] [G]
[A]Bitching 'bout the loves we've had[G] [F#m]
[E]My oh my it wasn't so bad[G] [F#m]
[E]When we had that to loosen our minds[G] [F#m]
[E]Hey little baby in the front row, be kind[F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Telling you the gospel truth[F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you all go get sc[F#m]rewed?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you tell me something [F#m]new?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Yeah, bitching[F#m] [G]
[A]Bitching 'bout the Windsor C[F#m] [G]
[A]Bitching 'bout the Western Sea[F#m] [G]
[A]Why can't you all be like a Grainger man[G]?[F#m]
[E]Or even a Pheland man[G]?[F#m]
[E]I'll tell you what we'll meet in Amsterda[G]m[F#m]
[E]And then you'll see what should be really can[F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Telling you the gospel truth[F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you all go get sc[F#m]rewed?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you tell me something [F#m]new?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Yeah, bitching, that's what I'm talking a[F#m]bout[G]
Got anything to say? No? Well, shut up...
guitar solo (repeat chords A - F#m G, listen to the recording to get the bends
right, he mainly bends the notes a semitone upwards):
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| B--7^7p5-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| G---------7-6------------------------|----------------------------------0h2h4p2---2-| D--------------7---5h7p5-4-----------|-----------0h2h4p2---2-------0h2h4------------| A---------------------------7---5-4--|----0h2h4---------------0h2h4-----------------| E------------------------------------|-0h3------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B-----------0h2h3p2--3s5--5s7--7^7p5--7^7p5----|------------------------------------| G------0h2h4-----------------------------------|--6-6^------------0--0----0---0---0-| D-0h2h4----------------------------------------|-------7-7s2--2s4------4^---4^--4^--| A----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G-----------------------------------| D--4^*-4--2--0h2p0------------------| <-- *bend up a semitone and hold A-------------------4-2---0---------| E-----------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stranglers/bitching_crd.html )
E-----------------------------------------|-------------12-14-14^-12---------------| B-------------12-14-14^-12----------------|-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12---| G-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12----|-12s14-------------------------------14-| D-12s14--------------------------------11-|----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------| B--12^12p10------------------------------------| G-----------12-11-11h12p11---------------------| D---------------------------12-11-11h12p11-----| A-------------------------------------------12-| E----------------------------------------------|
[A]There's a place with a lot of eyes[F#m] [G]
[A]Strange smoke perfume around the peacock g[F#m]uys[G]
[A]And the girls, they move their heat[G] [F#m]
[E]To the impulsive, compulsive beat[G] [F#m]
[E]But that's another place, another time[G] [F#m]
[E]Maybe we'll meet there in quite a short while[F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Telling you the gospel truth[F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you all go get sc[F#m]rewed?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you tell me something [F#m]new?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Yeah, bitching[Bm] [C#m]
[D]I really don't know what to say[Bm] [C#m]
[D]That's gonna happen to us all one day[Bm] [C#m]
[D]And when it does you can have me too[C#m] [D]
[E]But until then I really don't know what to do
I'm just gonna keep on[F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Telling you the gospel truth[F#m]
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you all go get sc[F#m]rewed?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Why don't you tell me something [F#m]new?
([G]bar [A]bitching) Yeah, bitching[F#m] [G]
A - F#m G (x6, over keyboard solo) A - Bm C#m
(D) (Bm*) (C#m*)
E-----------------------------------12-12-12-12p10-------------| B---------------------------------------------------12---------| G--11-11-11--9s11-11-11--9s11-11-11---------------------14-11--| <-- play three D--12-12-12-10s12-12-12-10s12-12-12----------------------------| times (*chords A--------------------------------------------------------------| on 3rd time are E--------------------------------------------------------------| C#m and D)
[(E)] [(F#m)(G)] [(A)]
E-------------------------------------------- B-12--10--9---------------------------------- G------------9--7--6------------------------- D----------------------9-7-6-4---5---5s7----- A-------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------
Bar bitching!
[F#m] B[G]ar [A]bitching (x3)
[G] [A] [G] [A]
E-----------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------8--8--8--7-8s12-10--10-10--| G--7--7--7--6-7s11-9--9-9-----------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------|
[G] [A] [G] [A]
E----------------------------------10--10--10--9-10s14--12-| B--12--12--12--10-12s15-14--14-14--------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------|
ends on keyboard chord of A, which slowly fades out.
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